CW Network
The CW Network (“The CW”) is an over-the-air broadcast network that was founded as a joint venture between Warner Bros Television and CBS Corporation. The network is the successor to the WB Network and United Paramount Network (UPN). The CW is majority-owned by Nexstar Media Group, with Warner Bros Discovery and Paramount Global each holding a 12.5 percent minority stake. The CW is headquartered in Burbank, California.
Nexstar CEO downplays streaming business after CW launches FAST platform
Nexstar's CEO Perry Sook disparaged the streaming television business, several weeks after the company's broadcast network launched its first free streaming TV channel.
Nexstar reclaims Chicago’s CW affiliation for WGN-TV
It will mark the first time that "Chicago's Very Own" has carried CW Network programming since 2016.
CW Network launches first original FAST channel
The channel, available on the CW Network website, offers a marathon of "Penn & Teller: Fool Us"
Nexstar loses $273 million on CW Network in 2023
The CW broadcast network earned just $250 million in revenue during Nexstar's first full calendar year as majority owner.
Nexstar Media sees net revenue drop 5.3 percent in 2023
The largest independent owner of television stations in the country saw its net revenue fall to $4.933 billion during 2023.
Seattle TV station impacted by Paramount Global layoffs
Layoffs at Paramount Global has impacted around a half-dozen employees at an independent television station in Seattle.
Nexstar appoints Erin McIlvain to SVP, Affiliate Distribution at CW Network
Nexstar Media Group has hired Erin McIlvain to serve in a new senior executive role at its CW Network.
Nexstar refreshes logo, brand identity for CW Network
The CW Network is getting a new logo and color scheme as part of a refresh of its brand identity.
Nexstar picks KAZT for CW affiliation in Phoenix
Nexstar has announced a new home for the CW Network in America's eleventh-largest television market.
Fubo will continue to offer Nexstar stations under new agreement
Fubo has extended its agreement with Nexstar for continued carriage of NewsNation and dozens of local TV stations.
CW Networks erodes viewers in first year under Nexstar ownership
The fifth-largest broadcast network saw its audience drop 21 percent in 2023 compared to the previous year.
YouTube TV adds several CW Network affiliates from Hearst
YouTube TV has quietly added several CW Network affiliates owned by Hearst Television